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Chained Reactions
by Kristina Woodhilleach second split
opened lips
permed a bit too long
hair tip
two steps forward
back trip
smallest cup of tea
sip
hoola-hooped
bell bottom
hip
built within a bottle
ship
oxymoron word
quip
forward twist to back
flip
combinations
numerations
retractions of
a word
slip
set
in play
(no bombs
in sight)
results
that
could be
nuclear
i step
you step
one step
two step
if we watch
on
what
our
feet
step
avoiding
all
atomic
squish
steps
think
like
the atoms
that make up
us
protons
bind with hands
of neutrons
electrons
spin round
each
nu
cle
us
even
naked eyes
should see
that
we
are bound
To
stay
together
we are
bound
to
stay together
we are bound
to stay
together
we are bound
to stay together
05/08/2006 Author's Note: I submitted this this morning and could not get the shape right, so left it in weird paragraph form as I went off to work. Thanks to those here and my daughter for helping me figure this out.
Posted on 05/09/2006
Copyright © 2024 Kristina Woodhill
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 05/09/06 at 02:24 AM ...we are bound to like the controled chaos here! Nice work! |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 05/12/06 at 02:18 PM This reads like falling into a surreal dream, backed by atomic science. Humans as neutrons...no limit to the imagination here. Adds to favorites. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 05/17/06 at 04:10 AM Incredible, my friend!
I love what your poems do to my mind.
I'll never get enough of your poetry!
favyrighty |
| Posted by David Hill on 05/20/06 at 12:01 AM Full of clever word play, stylish, and fun to read. |
| Posted by Michael Faraday on 09/06/11 at 04:24 PM I like the format. Enjoyed it. :) |
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